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reticular formation
reticulate
reticule
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reticuloendothelial system
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retina
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retina

ret·i·na [ rétt'nə ] (plural ret·i·nas or ret·i·nae [ rétt'nee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
eye part: a light-sensitive membrane in the back of the eye containing rods and cones that receive an image from the lens and send it to the brain through the optic nerve

[14th century. < medieval Latin< Latin rete "net"; from the network of blood vessels]
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